State Data

Data-driven safety systems are vital to informing decisions that improve safety on the Nation’s
roads—FMCSA relies on the States for accurate and comprehensive data on eligible crashes and
inspections to focus resources to further reduce crashes. We can’t do it without you.

Each month, States are rated on reporting of safety data—this page provides States
with a robust resource to view their ratings and measures, and learn how to improve
data quality performance.

FMCSA & State users:

Measures: Crash Consistency Overriding Indicator

102%

No Flag

CRASH CONSISTENCY INDICATOR

Your rating is ‘no flag’, which indicates that the estimated number of non-fatal crash records reported is greater than or equal to 50%. The crashes evaluated occurred between 01/01/2016 and 12/31/2016 and were compared to the previous three year reporting average. Your 102% value indicates that your State is consistently reporting non-fatal crash records.Learn how this rating is calculated.

Why this matters

It is important to ensure that all crash records are reported to FMCSA. Crash records are used by the SMS to assess carrier safety performance and prioritize carriers for interventions that pose the greatest safety risk.

What to do next

Make sure that you understand this indicator and your State's rating. Remember, even good ratings often have room for improvement.

No Flag

Red Flag

Insufficient Data

State has < 15 records reported in current timeframe AND State has < 15 records reported in previous 3 year average AND Estimate Reported is <= 50%

No Flag

Estimated Reported is >= 50%

Red Flag

Estimated Reported is < 50%

Insufficient Data

State has < 15 records reported in current timeframe AND State has < 15 records reported in previous 3 year average AND Estimate Reported is <= 50%

Data Source:MCMIS non-fatal crash records for 12 months representing interstate, intrastate, and non-motor carriers, and includes large trucks and buses.

How this rating is calculated

The Crash Consistency Overriding Indicator evaluates 12 months of data to determine your State’s rating. A record is evaluated if the date of the crash event—not the date of upload to FMCSA—falls within that 12-month range. As shown below, the range begins 15 months before the evaluation month, but excludes the most recent three months of data. In the example below, the January 2015 evaluation looked at the 12-month event date range November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2014; crashes that occurred after October 31, 2014, were not included in the evaluation.

This indicator evaluates non-fatal crash records representing interstate, intrastate, and non-motor carriers, and includes large trucks and buses.

The rating percentage is determined by dividing the number of non-fatal crash records in the current evaluation period by the average number of non-fatal crash records in the previous 3 years. If the percentage of non-fatal crash records reported is

50% or more, your State is NOT FLAGGED

Less than 50%, your State is RED-FLAGGED.

Less than 50%, AND there are fewer than 15 records in the current evaluation period, AND there are fewer than 15 records in the previous three year average, the rating is INSUFFICIENT DATA.

Note: States that have an obvious and significant decline in non-fatal crash record reporting will be categorized as Poor in the Overall State Rating and the Crash Rating, without regard to their rating in other measures.